EEMC 2026 · Speakers

The European live-music industry, in one city.

36 voices·19 countries·Bucharest·May 20–24, 2026

Ana Treabă
Ana Treabă
Manager Delia - CEO & Founder, TREABA PRODUCTION, Romania
Andra Vasile
Andra Vasile
Co-Founder, Sync About It Sessions | Sync Manager & A&R Admin, Global Records
Andreas Mestka
Andreas Mestka
Founder, SAFEEVENT | Health & Safety expert
Andreea Magdalina
Andreea Magdalina
shesaid.so Founder | Coachella’s Innovation unit
Audrey Guerre
Audrey Guerre
Coordinator, Live DMA
Carina Sava
Carina Sava
Founder & Artist Manager | Watermelon Agency
Charlie Presburg
Charlie Presburg
Founder of VIP-Booking | Live music industry professional
Dan Perjovschi
Dan Perjovschi
Visual artist | Civic activist
Detlef Schwarte
Detlef Schwarte
Co-founder and Director, Reeperbahn Festival
Dr. Carsten Winter
Dr. Carsten Winter
Full Professor of Media and Music Management | Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media
Elena Calistru
Elena Calistru
President & Co-founder, Funky Citizens, Romania | Ashoka Fellow | President of ECO Section, EESC
Fruzsina Szép
Fruzsina Szép
Co-founder, TAKE A STAND | Founder & Director, Superbloom Festival Munich | Director, Lollapalooza, Berlin, Germany
Gordon Masson
Gordon Masson
Chief Editor, IQ Magazine
Ioana Chereji
Ioana Chereji
Head of Communication at UNTOLD Universe
Ivan Milivojev
Ivan Milivojev
Co-Founder, EXIT Festival | ESNS Exchange Ambassador
Ivana DRAGILA
Ivana DRAGILA
Founder of Brainy Concepts | Festival project manager & lecturer
Leonardo Lupelli
Leonardo Lupelli
Festival director & cultural strategist | Founder of Linecheck & ASCOLTO | Senior advisor & community-focused innovator
Marine De Bruyn
Marine De Bruyn
Music industry professional & international project manager | Artist manager & European music networks expert
Matthias Strobel Hohmann
Matthias Strobel Hohmann
President, MusicTech Germany | Music Tech Policy & Innovation Expert
Michal Kaščák
Michal Kaščák
Founder & Director, Pohoda Festival, Slovakia
Mirko Burazer
Mirko Burazer
We Move Music Croatia | SHIP
Patrick Ehrhardt
Patrick Ehrhardt
Freelancing Event-Lover | Brand-Freak | Project-Management Hero | Good-Viber
Pavla Slivová
Pavla Slivová
Yourope (European Festival Association)
Peter Briggs
Peter Briggs
Music industry professional | VIP-Booking.com
prof. Özgehan Şenyuva
prof. Özgehan Şenyuva
Professor of International Relations | Middle East Technical University Ankara | Expert in European policies
Ramona Laczkó-Dávid
Ramona Laczkó-Dávid
Director, Centre for Projects of the Municipality of Timișoara
Robert Meijerink
Robert Meijerink
Program Director ESNS | European artist curator | Promoter at Doornroosje
Ronni Didriksen
Ronni Didriksen
Entrepreneur & live music industry expert | Founder & CEO of VIP-Booking.com
Rudolf Berends
Rudolf Berends
Co-founder & Head of Agenda at International Festival Forum | Live music & talent development | European conference & export programs expert
Ruth Koleva
Ruth Koleva
Founder & Head of Programme, Sofia Live Fest | SAMC
Sabine Funk
Sabine Funk
Managing Director, IBIT | Board Member, YES Group
Tudor Costinas
Tudor Costinas
Head of Marketing and Communications, Electric Castle, Romania
Valentin Suciu
Valentin Suciu
Co-Founder & CCO at Jam Session Agency, Romania
Vasja Veber
Vasja Veber
Co-Founder & CBDO, Viberate | Music Data & Analytics
Virgo Sillamaa
Virgo Sillamaa
Music policy researcher & consultant | Research Manager at EMEE | Lecturer & advisor in European music ecosystem
Vlad Yaremchuk
Vlad Yaremchuk
Programming Director, Atlas Festival | UAME | Music Saves Ukraine